Application of the Complex Variable Function Method to SH-Wave Scattering Around a Circular Nanoinclusion

This paper focuses on analyzing SH-wave scattering around a circular nanoinclusion using the complex variable function method. The surface elasticity theory is employed in the analysis to account for the interface effect at the nanoscale. Considering the interface effect, the boundary condition is given, and the infinite algebraic equations are established to solve the unknown coefficients of the scattered and refracted wave solutions. The analytic solutions of the stress field are obtained by using the orthogonality of trigonometric function. Finally, the dynamic stress concentration factor and the radial stress of a circular nanoinclusion are analyzed with some numerical results. The numerical results show that the interface effect weakens the dynamic stress concentration but enhances the radial stress around the nanoinclusion; further, we prove that the analytic solutions are correct.

The Analysis of the Effect of Surface Stresses at Nanoscale

Based on classical elasticity theory, the effects of surface stresses on the nanosized contact problem in an elastic half-plane which contains a nanocylindrical hole are analyzed. Meanwhile, the effects of surface energy of the contact nanosized surface are considered. The complex variable function method is applied to derive the fundamental solution of the contact problem. As example, the deformation induced by a distributed traction of cosine function on the nanosized surface is analyzed in detail. The results tell some interesting characteristics in contact mechanics, which are different from those in classical elasticity theory.

Mode Stresses for the Interaction between an Inclined Crack and a Curved Crack in Plane Elasticity

The interaction between the inclined and curved cracks is studied. Using the complex variable function method, the formulation in hypersingular integral equations is obtained. The curved length coordinate method and suitable quadrature rule are used to solve the integral equations numerically for the unknown function, which are later used to evaluate the stress intensity factor. There are four cases of the mode stresses; Mode I, Mode II, Mode III, and Mix Mode are presented as the numerical examples.

Complex Potentials for Plane Problem of Two-Dimensional Quasicrystals with a Lip-Shape Crack

By introducing a conformal mapping and applying the complex variable function method, two potential functions are determined for plane problem of two-dimensional quasicrystals with a lip-shape crack. When the height of the lip-shape crack approaches to zero, the results can be reduced to the solutions of the Griffith crack.

The Anti-Plane Shear Problem of Two Symmetric Cracks Originating from an Elliptical Hole in 1D Hexagonal Piezoelectric QCs

Using the complex variable function method and the technique of conformal mapping, the fracture mechanics of two symmetric collinear cracks originating from an elliptical hole in a one-dimensional (1D) hexagonal piezoelectric quasicrystals (QCs) are investigated under anti-plane shear loading and electric loading. The crack is assumed to be either electrical impermeable or permeable. The exact solutions in closed-form of the stress intensity factors (SIFs) of the phonon field and the phason field, and the electric displacement intensity factors (EDIFs) are obtained. In the limiting cases, the new results such as Griffith crack, a circular hole with equal two edge cracks and cross crack can be obtained from the present solutions. In the absence of the phason field, the obtainable results in this paper match with the classical results.

Elastoplastic Analysis on Circular Tunnels Surrounding Rock under Asymmetry Load

The analytic solution for circular tunnel under asymmetry load usually uses C-M criterion, and the finite element calculation usually uses D-P criterion. In this paper, the complex variable function method is employed to do an elastoplastic analysis based on Tresca Criterion, obtained the stress and plastic radius in elastoplastic region. The result shows that extent of stress in elastic region is no longer match the Krisch solution. The solution is in good agreement with Sun GZ’s solution and finite element simulation based on ANSYS, which can be used in simple elastoplastic analysis of surrounding rock instead of finite element method.